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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?
(a) In the lean-to.
(b) In the Watchtower.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) Under the tree.

2. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) A catalyst.
(b) A lightning rod.
(c) A scapegoat.
(d) A scout.

3. How does the Colonel say the Town feels about the passing of a shadow?
(a) It is a solemn event.
(b) They don't talk about it.
(c) It is wonderful to be freed of the weight.
(d) They are relieved that the shadow is finally gone.

4. What does the narrator's shadow say he can't do?
(a) He can't breathe.
(b) He can't talk.
(c) He can't leave.
(d) He can't walk.

5. Why does the narrator rent the car?
(a) He doesn't want to go back into the subway.
(b) He doesn't want to drive his own car.
(c) He doesn't want to show up with the sports bag in hand.
(d) He wants to impress his date.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the shadow tell the narrator they're going?

2. Why does the Gatekeeper leave the narrator alone with his shadow?

3. Why don't the Librarian and the narrator talk on the way to the Power Station?

4. What does the narrator immediately notice when he returns to his apartment?

5. What day is it when the narrator and the chubby girl finally arrive in the subway system?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.

2. What doubts about leaving the Town does the narrator voice to his shadow in Chapter 32?

3. Explain the importance of belief as described in Chapter 34.

4. Explain what the Professor says is a way out of the situation the narrator finds himself in in Chapter 27 and why it would work.

5. What does the chubby girl plan to do once the narrator loses consciousness, and why?

6. What does the narrator say in Chapter 37 about "...tuning in on the particulars of the world" and why is that important?

7. Explain the beasts' feeding habits as observed in Chapter 26.

8. Why does the narrator say looking for the Librarian's mind is not like looking for raindrops?

9. Describe how the narrator's shadow is living at the beginning of Chapter 32.

10. Explain the parallels between the video game the narrator plays at the beginning of Chapter 35 and his life.

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